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Literary Terms You Will Need For 9th Grade
Has a lot of literary terms for budding 9th graders or experienced 8th graders
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English
8th Grade
01/15/2014

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Third Person Limited
Definition
  • Narrator reveals thougts of only one character 
  • Narrator is not in the story
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Third Person Omniscient 

 

 

 

 

Definition
  • Narrator uses pronouns he, she, it, and they.
  • Narrator reveals thoughts of all characters
  • Most common kind of third person
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First Person
Definition
  • Narrator is in the story
  • Narrator uses the pronouns I, me, my, we
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Antagonist
Definition
The character against the main character
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Protagonist
Definition
The main character
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5 characterization Methods
Definition
Showing the character's: 1)actions, 2) words, 3)thoughts 4) through direct description by the author and/or 5) by the reactions of the other characters.
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Point of View
Definition
Whose eyes the story is told
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Exposition
Definition
[image] (1st Blank)
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Rising Action
Definition
[image](2nd Blank)
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Climax
Definition
[image](3rd Blank)
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Falling Action
Definition
[image](4th blank)
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Resolution
Definition
[image](5th blank)
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Flat Character
Definition
Character only has one trait
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Round Character
Definition
Character has many traits
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Static Character
Definition
The character that doesn't change.
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Dynamic Character
Definition
The character that changes in the story
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Fiction
Definition
A made-up story
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Nonfiction
Definition
A true story
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Simile
Definition
A comparison using like or as.
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Foreshadowing
Definition
Giving hints or clues as to what will happen in the future
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Personification
Definition
Giving human qualities to something not human
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Metaphor
Definition
An inplied comparison not using like or as.
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A red herring
Definition
A fake clue to throw the reader off.
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Irony
Definition
The opposite of what was expected
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Symbol
Definition
One thing that represents something else.
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Allusion
Definition
A reference to something famous in art, literature, or architecture
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Pun
Definition
A play on words when words have multiple meanings
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Flashback
Definition
Leaving the present time to relate events of the past
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Allegory
Definition
story using the surface meaning figuratively to teach you a life lesson.
Term
Hyperbole
Definition
a gross exaggeration to make a point or for humor
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Stereotype
Definition
assigning a character trait to all in the same group
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Exaggeration
Definition
making something bigger than it actually is
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Man vs. Himself
Definition
A character has to make a decision
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Man vs Nature
Definition
A character fighting a blizzard
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Man vs Society
Definition
A character fighting an idea in a community
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Man vs Man
Definition
Two character fighting mentally or physically
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Biography
Definition

True story of a person's life told by another person

 

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Autobiography
Definition
True story of a person's life told by that person.
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Universal Setting
Definition
can be anytime, anywhere, any place
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Setting
Definition
time and place
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Plot
Definition
A series of events in the story
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Conflict
Definition
A struggle between two opposing forces.
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Theme
Definition
A lesson about life and the author
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Stage Directions
Definition
Information for the director, performers, and stage crew
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Cast
Definition
List of characters in the drama in ther order which they appear
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Parody
Definition
A humorous imaitation of a serious literary or musical work.
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Imagory
Definition
Description relying on the sensory details
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Science fiction
Definition

Based on scientific knowledge

 

Fictional setting is present or future on earth or beyond.

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Complication
Definition
Something that makes a situation more difficult
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Motivation
Definition
A character's reason for doing something
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Trait
Definition
A distinguishing quality of ones personality
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Tone
Definition
The authors's attitude toward his/her subject
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Dialouge
Definition
Conversation between characters
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Character
Definition
Person or animal in the story
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